karlite

English

Etymology

Named after German professor of mineralogy and petrology at Christian Albrechts University, Dr. Franz Karl (1918–1972), +‎ -ite.

Noun

karlite

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, chlorine, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

Further reading
  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Karlite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “karlite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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